The Senate of Uruguay on September 9 has given his final assent to the law that allows homosexual couples to adopt children, an untimed event previous in Latin America has announced that Senator Margarita Percovich. "The text was approved with the votes of the Frente Amplio (the left-wing coalition in power) and the Colorado Party (right-wing opposition)," he said. Another formation of opposition, the National Party (center right) did vote against it. In total, 17 out of 23 senators voted in favor.
The new law will come into force after the signing of the executive headed by socialist Tabare Vazquez, which will probably take place before the general elections of 25 October.
The new law will come into force after the signing of the executive headed by socialist Tabare Vazquez, which will probably take place before the general elections of 25 October.
Sempol Diego, the gay rights group Ovejas Negras, said that "this law is a significant step toward recognizing the rights of homosexual couples."
In recent years much progress is being made in Uruguay to make the best living conditions for the gay community, as giving the opportunity to enter the armed forces to members of the LGBT community, opportunities denied to some time ago.
In 2008, the Uruguayan law had equated the rights of homosexual couples to those of heterosexuals living together after five years. Homosexuals were already taken, but as individuals, not as a couple. The marriage between same-sex continues to be illegal in the country with a Catholic majority, but the continent is at the forefront of standards for approval of civil rights, such as divorce law or women's suffrage.
Adoption is another step forward, even if not everyone agrees with such a measure: "The family is the foundation of society and the measure weakens. For us, allow the children are adopted by homosexual couples affect the free will of the child, "said Senator Francisco Gallinal, the Partido Nacional.